Paul Weiss once stood as a proud and noble law firm. Then it decided to capitulate to a wannabe dictator, and it could not stop capitulating. This is not about one law firm. It is a warning about what happens when institutions decide that accommodating authoritarianism is safer than confronting it.
How a Top Law Firm Went From Standing Up to Trump to Bending the KneePaul Weiss was a progressive stalwart for decades and led the legal resistance against President Trump in his first term. Then it surrendered without a fight. This is the inside story of its transform...www.nytimes.com